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Well, it looks like we lived through the 2012 doomsday prophecies Much like Y2K, there was much fanfare but little in the way of activity. But will this year bring with it the unluckiness of its number 13? Who knows. But you can be guaranteed some action in the mobile ecosystem.

Well, this September turned out to be a huge month for announcements in the mobile world. We all have come to expect the Apple fall announcement, but now everyone seems to be getting into the act. So in case you missed any of them, here they are all are, in date order. With over eight hours of video, better grab plenty of that favorite caffeinated beverage.

I recently attended the TabTimes Tablet Strategy conference, an event specifically targeting the use of tablets in the enterprise. End users, hardware and software vendors, and journalists descended on New York to discuss the highs and lows of tablet deployments in healthcare, education, retail, government, manufacturing and other industries.

Just over two years ago in 2010, the first iPad was launched, creating a new form factor now being called a media tablet. In 2011, the iPad 2 as well as dozens of other products hit the streets. Now the third version of iPad (current called the iPad, the new iPad, iPad 3, etc.) is flying off of the shelves.

One of the mind-blowing things is how quickly media tablets have progressed from the consumer market to the corporate ranks. Just a year ago media tablets were sort of a novelty or a status symbol.

Everyone continues to be excited about the advances in mobile computing technology, and 4G is no exception. Who wouldn’t want blazing wireless speeds that rival old-fashioned wired connections? (more…)

Well, Apple did it again. On April 3, 2010, they unleashed the iPad, a thin, sleek, tablet that has excited consumers around the world. It borrowed a lot from its little sibling, the iPhone, including compatibility with mobile applications in the Apple App Store. Just to give you some perspective, it took 74 days to sell one million iPhones. We know how that product revolutionized the smartphone industry. It took only 28 days to sell one million iPads. Simply amazing.(more…)